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Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation

After September's deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control

A Georgia Democratic lawmaker is pushing for stricter gun safety laws to stem a tide of violence like the mass shooting last September at a high school northeast of Atlanta.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Father of Apalachee High School Shooting Victim Backs Georgia Push to Track Students

Georgia's state House speaker wants a statewide student database of disciplinary, mental health and law enforcement information to determine which students might commit violence at school

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 1d

Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation after Apalachee shooting

To prevent future school shootings like the one that occurred at Apalachee High School last September, House Speaker Jon Burns said he will support the development of a statewide database that would contain information about students’ mental health history.

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 15h

Georgia representatives push for safety with families from Apalachee High School

This comes after a school safety package was proposed

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Georgia’s Latino community grapples with impacts of immigration crackdown

There are an estimated 1.1 million Latinos in Georgia — a group that adds billions to the state economy each year and has ...

9 officer-involved shootings in Georgia so far in 2025 - 8 in metro Atlanta

Just 35 days into 2025 and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the number of officer-involved shootings are almost at 11 ...

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Riley Gaines Act: Georgia House speaker unveils bill restricting trans women in sports

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) unveiled the Riley Gaines Act, a priority bill for the 2025 legislative session ...

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Georgia educators react to President Trump’s proposal to cut U.S. Department of Education

President Donald Trump’s administration is drafting an executive order that could lead to the end of the U.S. Education ...

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Republicans and Democrats push to aid Georgia parents through tax credits

Jones’ announcement comes after Democrats proposed even more generous breaks, a $200 child tax credit for all children under ...

Measles in Georgia: First case of 2025 reported in metro Atlanta. What to know

The first measles case of the year, in Georgia, has been confirmed. From symptoms to cures, here's everything you need to ...

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Students, teachers upset after popular Atlanta beauty school abruptly closes

ATLANTA — Beauty school students and employees are demanding answers after a local school abruptly closed. The Health and Style Institute has been around for 13 years until students and teachers ...

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Trump’s tariffs could impact Georgia, including farmers

According to the most recent data from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia imports more products from ...

‘Men don’t belong in women’s sports’, Georgia House speaker unveils Riley Gaines Act

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns unveiled one of Georgia Republicans’ 2025 legislative ...

Person of interest in custody after Uber driver found shot to death in Atlanta following disappearance in central Georgia

Sammy Jackson, a former coach and Uber driver, disappeared in Warner Robins. Days later, police found his body in Atlanta, ...

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Georgia winter weather | Temps will barely break freezing in metro Atlanta Wednesday

Georgia is about to begin to thaw out from the winter storm and freezing temperatures, but that doesn't mean the threat of ...

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Atlanta’s Office of Inspector General unlawfully issued dozens of subpoenas, city officials say

Atlanta’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) was found to have issued dozens of subpoenas in violation of Georgia law, ...

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